Improvement in settees



T. S. SCOTT.

SETTEES.

No.'175,509. Patented Mal-ch28, 1876.

UNITED ST T S PATENT OFFICE;

T. SEYMOUR SCOTT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. I

IMPROVEMENT IN SETTEES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 175,509, dated March 28, 1876; application filed December 30, 1875.

To all whom it may concern: behind, when used for adults. In Fig. I the Be it known that I, T. SEYMOUR SCOTT, of step D is used to support the childrens feet. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an The utility of this arrangement is obvious, Improvement in Seats with Movable Backs, as in schools the same seat is used for chil-. of which the following is a specification: dren and adultswitn comfort to each.

The object of my invention is to cause the Of course I do not confine myself to any movable back of a seat or bench to accommoparticular form or material of seat or bench. (late itself either to adults or children by mak- I have contemplated putting the back loosely ing the seat with the back used one way of into slots or grooves, hinging from the top, or full width, and suitable for adults, and used with the back stationary, and causing the seat the other way of less width, and suitable for to slide, changing to-suit the various purposes children, the seat being smaller, and a step for which they may be designed. provided for the support of vtheir feet. I claim as my invention- In the accompanying drawing, Figures I l. A bench consisting of the ends A, rev and II represent vertical sectional views of versible back 0, pivoted as described, and the my improvement. step D, the whole constructed and arranged A represents the side or end of the bench; substantially as and for the purpose set forth. B, the seat; 0, the back, D, the step; E, the 2. The step D, in a bench constructed as reversible hinge or joint. hereinbefore described, for the purpose here- Fig. II shows the back reversed, so as to be iubefore specified. suitable for adults, while Fig. I shows its po- T. SEYMOUR SCOTT. sition for children. Witnesses:

The step D in Fig. II is used for a rest for t E. IRVIN Soon, the feet of the person occupying the bench EDWIN J. HOWLETT. 

